Fluorine-19 Magnetic Resonance Imaging as a Potential Tool in Preclinical Research --- With Focus on Diabetes KU Leuven
Diabetes remains one of the increasing threats to human health with over 422 million people suffering from the disease all over the world. Despite the advancements in understanding the disease and improvements in treatment, diagnosis and early prevention with effective monitoring of pre- and post- therapy of the disease is still urgently needed. Hereby, the function and mass of pancreatic islets (PIs) and in particular their beta cells play ...